Events
The British Sari Story exhibition
10:00am to 5:00pm, 2 March 2009 to 7 March 2009Monday to Saturday
Tremough Campus
Patterns that speak of lives...
The Design Centre
Tremough Campus
Monday 2 - Saturday 7 March 2009
10 - 5pm
THE BRITISH SARI STORY
The British Sari Story throws a spotlight on British Asian life today by celebrating the unique garment worn by South Asian women everywhere.
The pattern, design and fabric of traditional saris speak volumes about the women who wear them. The British Sari Story presents 12 saris from around south Asia which reflect the experience of women at different stages of their lives. There are elaborate saris for special family occasions and celebrations, weddings or festivals. Other saris are for everyday use. Some are worn when working outside the home, others when mopping the kitchen floor or gardening.
Alongside these traditional saris, we present something brand new - British Asian sari patterns. The British Sari Story national competition called on people throughout the UK to create patterns reflecting life in the UK today. Ten winning patterns were printed on new saris by the University of East London are on display in the exhibition. They include a Cornish sari with buckets and spades, a London tube map sari and a Sari for the iPOD generation (see images).
At the core of the exhibition are five drawings by artist Helen Scalway, who spent three months working in a sari shop in Tooting, south London. Intrigued by the mixture of traditional South Asian pattern and contemporary Britain, she drew everything she saw. Traditional paisley motifs, scrolls and geometric patterns are jumbled among the shop's contemporary fittings. The fine spiralling lines of these drawings reflect the intertwined histories of the UK and South Asia.
Contact : events@falmouth.ac.uk
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